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WGA Staff Go on Strike Weeks Ahead of AMPTP Negotiations

WGA Staff Go on Strike Weeks Ahead of AMPTP Negotiations

The staff of the Writers Guild of America West went on strike on Tuesday, accusing leadership of the union of breaking labor laws....

Quinta Brunson Reflects on the Business, Explains Why She Won’t Direct ‘Abbott Elementary’ Yet: ‘I Can’t Afford to Lose Me in the Room’

Quinta Brunson Reflects on the Business, Explains Why She Won’t Direct ‘Abbott Elementary’ Yet: ‘I Can’t Afford to Lose Me in the Room’

Quinta Brunson received the Variety Showrunner Award at SCAD TVfest on Feb. 6, joined by her “Abbott Elementary” co-star Sheryl Le...

CBS Denies Forcing Stephen Colbert to Not Air Interview With Democratic Candidate, Says It Provided ‘Legal Guidance’ About FCC Equal-Time Rule

CBS Denies Forcing Stephen Colbert to Not Air Interview With Democratic Candidate, Says It Provided ‘Legal Guidance’ About FCC Equal-Time Rule

CBS said it did not force “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” to pull an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico from its ...

‘Scooby-Doo’ Live-Action Netflix Series Casts Mckenna Grace as Daphne

‘Scooby-Doo’ Live-Action Netflix Series Casts Mckenna Grace as Daphne

Mckenna Grace is joining the “Scooby-Doo” live-action series at Netflix, Variety has learned from sources. Grace will star as a yo...

Damon Wayans Jr. to Star in NBC Drama Pilot ‘Puzzled’

Damon Wayans Jr. to Star in NBC Drama Pilot ‘Puzzled’

Damon Wayans Jr. is set to lead the NBC drama pilot “Puzzled,” Variety has learned. The pilot was picked up at NBC back in January...

‘Wuthering Heights’ Audiobook, Voiced by Aimee Lou Wood, Sees 440% Increase in Downloads Following Film Release

‘Wuthering Heights’ Audiobook, Voiced by Aimee Lou Wood, Sees 440% Increase in Downloads Following Film Release

Heights are indeed getting wuthered. Not only did Emerald Fennell’s bold take on the classic novel collect an impressive $83 milli...

Music Industry Moves: Bruce Wheeler Named GM of Historic Lowe’s Jersey Theatre, Reopening in the Fall

Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment has announced the appointment of Bruce Wheeler as general manager of the historic Loew’s...

Beach Boys ‘We Gotta Groove’ Boxed Set Revives Cult Love for Classic ‘Love You’ Album: Producers and Engineers Tell What Went Down in the ‘Brian’s Back’ Era

Beach Boys ‘We Gotta Groove’ Boxed Set Revives Cult Love for Classic ‘Love You’ Album: Producers and Engineers Tell What Went Down in the ‘Brian’s Back’ Era

Any new boxed set in the series of Beach Boys compendiums that have been released sequentially over the years has been highly anti...

France’s Canal+ Hosts ‘Cinema for Peace’ Broadcast Event With ‘Les Enfants de Gaza’ Documentary and Live Debate

France’s Canal+ Hosts ‘Cinema for Peace’ Broadcast Event With ‘Les Enfants de Gaza’ Documentary and Live Debate

French pay TV channel Canal+ will be hosting a Cinema for Peace broadcast event on primetime Tuesday evening (Feb. 17), kicking of...

France’s Canal+ Hosts ‘Cinema for Peace’ Broadcast Event With ‘Les Enfants de Gaza’ and Live Debate

France’s Canal+ Hosts ‘Cinema for Peace’ Broadcast Event With ‘Les Enfants de Gaza’ and Live Debate

French pay TV channel Canal+ will be hosting a Cinema for Peace broadcast event on primetime Tuesday evening (Feb. 17), kicking of...

Martin Scorsese Joins ‘Star Wars’ for ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Voice Role

Martin Scorsese Joins ‘Star Wars’ for ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Voice Role

Martin Scorsese is venturing to a galaxy far, far away. The legendary director has a voice role in this summer’s “Star Wars” tentp...

Ethan Hawke on if Stars Should Speak Out About Politics: ‘The Last Place You Probably Want to Look’ Is a ‘Bunch of Jet-Lagged, Drunk Artists’

Ethan Hawke on if Stars Should Speak Out About Politics: ‘The Last Place You Probably Want to Look’ Is a ‘Bunch of Jet-Lagged, Drunk Artists’

Ethan Hawke weighed in on the current political debate at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, pointing out that “jet-lagged, drunk a...

Miley Cyrus to Return for ‘Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special,’ March Release Set on Disney+

Miley Cyrus to Return for ‘Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special,’ March Release Set on Disney+

Miley Cyrus is returning to her Disney roots, with the celebrated singer officially set to take part in the “Hannah Montana 20th A...

Dolphin Entertainment Looks to Expand Online Capital Raising for Creators and Influencers Through Partnership With DealMaker

Dolphin Entertainment Looks to Expand Online Capital Raising for Creators and Influencers Through Partnership With DealMaker

Dolphin Entertainment has teamed with online capital raising platform DealMaker in an effort to rev up financing alternatives for ...

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ American Tour

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ American Tour

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced the 20-date ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ tour, which will make its way across ...

Morgan Jay Announces Greek Theatre Show With Cheeky Promo Video (EXCLUSIVE)

Morgan Jay Announces Greek Theatre Show With Cheeky Promo Video (EXCLUSIVE)

Morgan Jay has added another stop in his Goofy Guy Tour. The guitar-slinging stand-up comedian will perform at the Greek Theatre o...

‘Ghosts’ Adds John Michael Higgins and Emmy Winner Jeff Hiller as Guest Stars (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Ghosts’ Adds John Michael Higgins and Emmy Winner Jeff Hiller as Guest Stars (EXCLUSIVE)

CBS’s hit comedy “Ghosts” has added John Michael Higgins and recent Emmy winner Jeff Hiller to its guest cast this spring. Higgins...

CBS ‘Censorship’ of Stephen Colbert Slammed by Democratic FCC Commissioner as Latest ‘Corporate Capitulation’ to Trump Administration

CBS ‘Censorship’ of Stephen Colbert Slammed by Democratic FCC Commissioner as Latest ‘Corporate Capitulation’ to Trump Administration

Stephen Colbert said CBS’s legal department spiked his interview with a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate over the FCC chai...

Trump administration's demands for California's voter rolls,...

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Trump administration's demands for California's voter rolls, including Social Security numbers, rejected by federal judge

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